Mystery Surrounds Death Of Top Russian Diver Mirochina

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December 30, 1995

MOSCOW — Olympic medal-winning diver Elena Mirochina was found dead outside of her Moscow apartment, police said Friday. Mirochina, 21, either jumped or was pushed from a window in her fifth-floor apartment on Dec. 18, said a duty officer for Moscow city police.

Mirochina was the second Russian Olympian to die recently. Last month, two-time figure skating gold medalist Sergei Grinkov died of a heart attack. Mirochina won the silver medal in platform diving at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. She placed sixth in the same event at the 1988 Olympics.

Mirochina's death has not been reported in Russian news media, and the reason for that was not immediately clear.